Current Version
| Region | Laos |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 9, 1990 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence). |
| Sources | https://laoofficialgazette.gov.la/kcfinder/upload/files/1Oct2020_Lao%20Penal%20Code_English%20version.pdf |
Revision History (2)
Revision by danlev. Disregard previous edit. Also fixing source
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| Note | Laos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships. | Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence). |
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| Sources | https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vientianetimes.org.la%2FLaws%2520in%2520English%2F2.%2520Law%2520on%2520Penal%2520(2005)%2520Eng.pdf&ei=5qpMUrn5O6bwiwKstIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNGj1epOn-NTJzYAWp57ed2giuwMyA&sig2=cXGzJ3QmxeLVakvO3J-9vA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.cGE | https://laoofficialgazette.gov.la/kcfinder/upload/files/1Oct2020_Lao%20Penal%20Code_English%20version.pdf |
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Revision by danlev. Adding details
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Note | The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence) | Laos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships. |
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